Lambda 3
Test vehicle. Year: 1964. Family: Lambda. Country: Japan.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x SB-310 + 1 x L735 + 1 x K420 + 1 x Kappa 8

Manufacturer: ISAS. Launches: 12. First Launch Date: 1964-07-11. Last Launch Date: 1977-08-16. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 970.000 kN (218,060 lbf). Total Mass: 7,000 kg (15,400 lb). Core Diameter: 0.74 m (2.42 ft). Total Length: 17.40 m (57.00 ft).

Model: Lambda 3. Family: Lambda. Country: Japan.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x SB-310 + 1 x L735 + 1 x K420 + 1 x Kappa 8

Payload: 170 kg (370 lb). Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 970.000 kN (218,060 lbf). Total Mass: 7,000 kg (15,400 lb). Core Diameter: 0.74 m (2.42 ft). Total Length: 17.40 m (57.00 ft).

Model: Lambda 3H. Family: Lambda. Country: Japan.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 2 x SB-310 + 1 x L735 + 1 x L735(1/3) + 1 x L500

Apogee: 2,000 km (1,200 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 970.000 kN (218,060 lbf). Total Mass: 8,200 kg (18,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.74 m (2.42 ft). Total Length: 16.50 m (54.10 ft).

Lambda 3 Chronology

1964 July 11 - 02:02 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. LV Configuration: Lambda 3 L-3-1.

  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). References: 1170.
1965 January 31 - 05:01 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. LV Configuration: Lambda 3 L-3-2.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,040 km (640 mi). References: 1132.
1965 March 18 - 10:07 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. LV Configuration: Lambda 3 L-3-3.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,085 km (674 mi). References: 1130.
1966 March 5 - 04:50 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-1.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,829 km (1,136 mi). References: 1130.
1966 July 23 - 06:35 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-2.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 1131.
1967 February 6 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-3.
  • Ionosphere/Chemical release/Plasma mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2,150 km (1,330 mi). References: 1592.
1969 January 16 - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-4.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,800 km (1,100 mi). References: 1592.
1970 January 21 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-6.
  • Ionosphere/Plasma mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,848 km (1,148 mi). References: 930.
1970 September 19 - 11:30 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-5.
  • X-ray/Ultraviolet Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 2,017 km (1,253 mi). References: 930.
1971 September 3 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-7.
  • Aeronomy/Ionosphere/X-ray Astronomy mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,718 km (1,067 mi). References: 1592.
1974 January 22 - 11:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-8.
  • X-ray Astronomy mission. Stage 2 reached 329 km. Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,571 km (976 mi). References: 1561.
1977 August 16 - 11:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: L. Launch Vehicle: Lambda 3. Model: Lambda 3H. LV Configuration: Lambda 3H L-3H-9.
  • Aeronomy/Ionosphere/Plasma mission Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 1,294 km (804 mi). References: 1592.
Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • Ley, Willy, Rockets Missiles and Men in Space, Viking Press, New York, 1968. ISBN: 0670602264. Willy Ley was one of the great science writers and promoters of spaceflight in the 1950's. This book covers basic concepts and the history of rocketry up to the early 1960's. More at amazon.com...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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